WORKSHEET WEEK #01

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Read the passage carefully and write the answers of given questions below.
Bombay is often regarded as India's Capital of Hope. Often wondering why this is so, I made a fruitful
trip down to the busy city, solving most of my queries. Bombay consists of seven islands, joined by land
reclamation. Many Indians, especially those from the rural areas, regard Bombay as their paradise since
they could find work relatively easily here, as compared to their homelands.

Being the pillar for revenue collection, Bombay's economic growth has far outperformed the other cities.
In fact, its per capita (head) production of goods and services is about three times greater than that of
Delhi - India's second most prosperous city. Despite the economic boom, Bombay gives me an
astonishing image of deterioration when I first stepped into the city.

The ostentatiously dignified imperial buildings, erected by the British, are so overly populated that they
look as if they are toppling over any minute. There are the 1950s kind of black and yellow taxis, which
appeared as if brutally thrashed, lining up like ants’ trails, clotting up the small avenues. Amidst the dins
of traffic jams, stood the oppressed-looking buildings of Benetton outlets, foreign car dealerships,
croissant-serving outlets, and so on.

Though unemployment is not a significant problem in Bombay, housing is. A visit to Dharavi,
a slum area in Bombay will help clarify our imagination. The Bombayites so-called "houses" are
movable shacks, built from unwanted bits of tarpaulin, tin, and cardboard. There are so many of them
that a maze of alleys emerged, passable only when I walked sideways like a crab between them. Curious
about the living conditions, I wandered around the maze, meeting groups of scantily clad kids and
hungry, stray dogs. Popping my inquisitive head into one of the small huts, I was amazed by their living
conditions. Estimating about twelve or more Bombayites living in each hut, these double storey houses
are usually partitioned by rough platforms with ceilings no higher than five feet from the ground.
Furthermore, `these shacks look bare -- no furniture and I deduced that the inhabitants eat and sleep on
the ground.

Despite the poor living conditions, many Indians still hope to migrate to Bombay. Interviewing a few of
the newcomers, a majority of them said that they came to Bombay to find jobs. Some regard Bombay as
buoyant floats, saving them from natural disasters and tyrannies in their homelands.

(a) Infer and write the meaning of underlined words

(b) Bombay, the India’s Capital of hope. Write down the reason of such title.
(c) What is the significant problem of Bombay?
(d) Explain the living conditions there.
(e) “Bombay, the pillar for revenue collection” Explain the statement.
(f) Write the summary of the above-given passage. Suggest a suitable title for the above-given passage.
2.The only revolution that will heal us is one in which men and women come together and

place the creation of rich family life back in the center of horizon of our values. A letter I

got recently from a woman makes the point: "Perhaps the real shift will come when men

fully realize, in the gut and not just in the head, that they are equally responsible, with

women for the creation, nurturing, and protection of children." You may object, "All of

this is well enough in theory, but unfortunately in fact, for many people the family was

vicious trap and a cruel destiny. The place that should have been a sanctuary was often

torture house. The arms that should have helped us often pushed us away.

Many flee the family because it was the place of injury, captivity, disappointment, abuse.

The children of alcoholics and abusive parents fear marriage and family and find their

solace in becoming solitary. There are so many bad marriages and dysfunctional families,

it sometimes seems only reasonable to junk the institution or invent a replacement. True

enough but hopes of replacing the family with some more perfect institution, like hi-tech

pipe dreams of creating space colonies into which we can escape when we have polluted

the earth, have proven to be both dangerous and deluded. It is within the bounds of what

is familial that we must live or perish.

Fortunately, the profusion of dysfunctional families does not necessarily predict a grim

future for the family. One of the standard themes in mythology is the promise of the

wounded healer. In our hurt lies the source of our healing. The bird with the broken and

mended wings soars the highest. Where you stumble and fall, there you find the treasure.

QUESTIONS:

i. Write down the summary of the given passage and suggest a suitable title.

ii. Explain the expressions ‘vicious trap’ and ‘cruel destiny’ in the context of the given text.

iii.How will the ‘only revolution’ suggested in the text heal the ills of our society?

iv.Explain whether the thesis statement of the 2nd paragraph is implied or stated.

How does its contents relate to the thesis statement?

v.What should be the attitude of men and women towards the creation of a rich
family life?

vi.How can essence of the given text be a journey from ‘pessimism’ to ‘optimism’?

vii.Why are some people not interested in family life?

viii.How do you look at your family in the light of the views expressed in the passage?

3.Revise the following statements to make them correct and concise. (02

i. I myself, personally feel that there is absolutely no basis in fact for the idea that UFOs exist.

i. In my opinion, I believe that my essay is equally as good as Joni’s and deserves equally as
good a mark, which it would have got if it weren’t for the actual fact that the professor hates
me.

4. Read the following abstract to identify: (01

a) Introduction/Background (b) Aim/Purpose (c) Method of Research (d) Findings/Results
Abstract
In the teaching and learning of EFL writing, the Process Genre Approach (PGA), an integration of the process
approach and the genre approach, has recently received much attention worldwide. This approach, however, has
not been given enough focus in the Arab EFL context. The purpose of this paper is twofold: to report an
implementation of a process genre approach in teaching a report writing course; and to explore views of the Arab
EFL students attending that course. The study employs two instruments for data collection: observation, for
describing the implementation of the PGA; and a questionnaire specifically designed for eliciting students’ views.
Participants are 17 students who attended a report writing course in a computer science department at a
university in Yemen. A description of the implementation of the approach is presented in five main areas:
preparation of form; preparation of genre; planning, drafting and revising; feedback; and teacher roles and
scaffolding. The findings revealed positive views of computer science EFL students on using the process genre
approach in teaching report writing. The study concluded with relevant implications and recommendations for
Arab EFL writing teaching and research.